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Today I have a very special monthly segment for you: Shop with Mumu! Basically it will be about shopping issues: tips &
tricks, sale/discount/new arrival alerts, etc. And to begin with, I have my Top 5 Recommended Beauty Online Shop list to share with you girls.

DISCLAIMER:I am NOT affiliated with any of the stores linked, mentioned,
and featured in this post. I receive no benefit
in any forms, except their kindness and good service thus I recommend
them to you! I purely want to share this post to help all of you finding your
needs easily and comfortably based on my very own
shopping experience with them.

The sellers listed down below only sell authentic products. I never and would never
ever buy and use counterfeit products myself, neither would I recommend those
sellers who sell them to you. I am not saying they have
the best price or the cheapest out there, but I guarantee all the
sellers mentioned here would give you a reasonable price for your goods and
orders.

First of all, you must wonder where I bought so much fancy
Japanese products lately in my haul posts. Some of them are not really popular
or even familiar and many questions were asked to me like ‘What is that?’ or ‘Wow
what brand is that? Never heard of it before’.

If you are a person like me who’s anti-mainstream or ‘adventurous’
in shopping – which means, you would really go for a new, unique, less-reviewed
product and try them out yourself – or maybe you have gone to Japan before,
tried something ‘not-really-pronounceable-or-readable’
but it turned out to be good and you could find it out nowhere anymore, you
should really need to pay a visit to this Instagram online store:

@ettusais_cosme specializes in Japanese product,
since the owner herself is residing in Japan. Not only that she knows a lot of Japanese products and willing to share her personal reviews
about the products she tried already, she’s also very kind and ready to browse
the shop to find your stuff and even the most peculiar taste you have. #eh

I often ask her to find out about the stuff I looked up
online, and then go bother her with a lot of questions: about the product, how much
would it cost,will it work for me etc. If she were someone else, I may
have gotten kicked right away for questioning too much and bought only some
items – probably 70% of all the products questioned. I am not even in her ‘top-spender’
list, but from the beginning of only
buying one item untiltoday:she never changes her style
& kindness.

Juli is totally helpful and she actually went to the counter
and asked the Beauty Assistant at IPSA of which product that will work best on
my problematic skin. I am very touched by her dedication tbh. She will do her best to get your items, be
it beauty items or Japanese kawaii and cute stationeries & plushies ;w;

Another plus point is that: quick delivery time! It only takes 1 week outside public
holidays for your products to arrive in Indonesia and ready to be shipped to
your home. How cool is that ~

Clueless about Japanese products and you are more into Korean
products? You got here my friend, @miriellebeaute, ready to serve all your
K-Beauty needs.

It’s undeniable that South Korea is now leading the Asian’s
beauty market & trends. Because of this hype too, there are so many
counterfeits for famous Korean beauty products such as Etude House. Scary, ew!
But afraid no more, my fellas. @miriellebeautesells only legit items, and most
of them are readily available here
in Indonesia. If you find out that what you need is not available, you can go join their pre-order system and wait
for a normal 3-4 weeks for your goods to arrive.

Seriously, they will pack your goodies securely with thick wrap of bubble. I have never ever received a damaged/defect
item from them. Super recommended. They are super generous with samples too, and I have been their loyal
customer since like 2 years now!

If you fancy liquid lipsticks, Colourpop, matte lipsticks,
and any of other worldwide trending drugstore beauty product, I would gladly
suggest you to visit @makeupuccino’s page!

@makeupuccino’s super-fast respond and amazingly cheap price
draw more and more people to like them. They were the old Nyx Olshopon
Facebook – hey, how could you forget? You do remember eh? – and yes, they’re
now also on Instagram and even they have their own website! Being a trusted
online shop since at least 3 years ago, their service is not even questionable.
Psssst, stay tune for the monthly giveaway on their Instagram page!

But if you’re more into Western’s higher brands…what else
could I suggest but @bebeautyindo?

This online shop run by Citra sells a lot of ready stock
items but also accept pre-orders too on their Female Daily page. Seriously,
this shop rocks. I can’t name any other sellers than her who give you the best
quotation for price when the sale is on. Her ready stock items are also so
reasonably priced and hell yeah, cheaper than most of the online stores out
there!

Into limited edition items? Often miss them because you
cannot order directly from the websites outside Indonesia? Don’t worry, pay a
visit to @kbeautylover on Instagram. Even if you have not stalked Korean
bloggers/Instagrammers’ account, you will quickly be let know by the photos
they post on their timeline! She accepts pre-order for many Korean ‘not-so-popular’
brands and items, meaning there are higher chances to find Korean hidden gems
by joining her pre-order rather than shopping in those stores that only sell
well-known products of some lower-end brands. The shipping is quick and yes,
all the packages are so safe thanks to the thick bubble wraps~

And please do remember that all the sellers/shops that I recommend above is currently available for Indonesian orders
only, please do tell me if you need more information about my
recommendation for online stores that do worldwide shipping! :D

PS: Don’t blame me for shopping hard after reading this post. Anyway,
Black Friday is 3 days to go. Go to @bebeautyindo’s page and go shop hard on
Western products, Babes!

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Hope this post will help! And oh, I
am opened for more recommended sellers of yours. Please tell me more great
sellers & stores so that I could update the list, or just drop the comments
down below of what recommended sellers
you want to know aside of those I mentioned above – maybe those who sell
EU/UK Products, or recommended clothing stores – please let me know so that I
could gather the names and post them up for you.

So many people believe that cleansing is the most important
step in our skincare regime. I do, too. As maybe you have known, we, Asians
(especially Japanese women) believe that double-cleansing is very important and
it’s not only mandatory on makeup days but everyday it is! One of the most
popular skincare items of first cleanser is cleansing oil. So many brands carry
different range for these magical oils which serve for different purposes (i.e.:
whitening, deep-cleansing, etc.). Today I am going to review a cult-favorite
cleansing oil from a famous Japanese Brand: MUJI Sensitive Cleansing Oil!

MUJI is widely known as a Japanese convenience store that basically
sells everything – from house appliances to stationery to beauty products – and
have so many big stores around the world. Apparently their beauty products are
relatively good too if not great, especially their skincare range. And this
cleansing oil I am going to review today is also the star of MUJI’s skincare
range, so without further ado, let’s get into the review now!

If the bottle appears sleek on pictures it’s because it really is. I cannot
help not to praise about it! Even though it’s made of plastic, the bottle is so
sturdy and seems not easily to break because the plastic
is kinda thick. Not looking or feels cheapo at all for it to stand on your vanity
table.

As you can see the bottle is made of clear transparent
plastic, plus there are stripe indicators
to tell you how far you’ve gone with it and how much it’s left! All the
measurement here is using milliliters. Now you don’t have to busily predict how
much exactly you have left eh~

The pump works really great too; it would dispense the right
amount of product and has no issues such as how cheapo pump dispenser would do.
It comes with a plastic stopper to
prevent any spoilage when the whole bottle is brought along with you while
travelling. This is something good to note from Japanese products which bottle
comes in pump-type dispenser, they always put stopper in each bottle – making the
products become travel-friendly (despite the size tho, LOL)

MUJI has several other types for their cleansing oils such as
mild, normal, but I bought the sensitive type because it’s the only one that
doesn’t use mineral oil. It is 100%
mineral oil free, fragrance free, coloring free! It uses Olive Oil
as the main oil ingredient, that’s why it would be very suitable for those with
sensitive skin and have no allergic
reaction to Olive Oil. Wait, what?

I just found out the ultimate
saddening truth:

Apparently my skin is allergic toward
Olive Oil.

Basically this cleansing oil works wonder – hands down I do
really think it’s the best cleansing oil I’ve tried in my life so far:

Cleanses deep and thoroughly

Emulsifies really well

Leaves no oil residue after rinsing

Here I have some pictures to show you the cleansing power of
this product. All the products I use for this test is waterproof and stubborn, and please do keep in mind that I don’t really use cleansing oil to remove
my eye & lips makeup, so I’m okay if it cannot remove
eyeliner/mascara/lipstain well.

Although the constituency of this oil is rather thick because of the olive oil’s nature
and has a kind of funny smell, but I
found that 2 pumps were already
enough for my whole face. And as I mentioned above, it emulsifies very well and
leaves no residue afterwards. NO TIGHT
FEELING ALSO OMG.
What kind of sorcery is this?? Any other cleansing oils I’ve tried, most of
them leaves my skin kinda stripped, dry, and dehydrated. But with MUJI
cleansing oil, I experienced none of
those above.

But why on earth do I have to be
allergic to the all-good olive oil?

Yes, I got breakout
from using this cleansing oil. And yes, it’s not because my skin is stripped nor that it contains harmful
ingredients inside, but because it was
too goodinstead for having olive
oil as the main ingredient, not mineral oil. Sadly, I am not allergic to the oh-so-hated-and-dissed-by-everyone
mineral oil.

Score

Last Words?

In conclusion, I was happy with my
purchase. Seriously, I was. This cleansing oil is so good for its price – only 950
¥ - and it’s readily available in your nearest MUJI stores outside Indonesia. Cleanses deep, emulsifies so well, no
sticky/gooey/oily residue, leaves no tight feeling behind…what else could you
demand for more? However, my weird skin has a very bad reaction to it because
of the Olive Oil ingredient.

If you have sensitive skin and have
no allergic reaction to Olive Oil, I would highly recommend this product. It’s
a good buy after all, and even though I’m sad, I am not even once disappointed
with this product.

It’s not the product – it’s all about my skin. I'm giving it 4.5/5 because it's good, even though it doesn't work on me. It may work good (if not great) on others.

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Okay that’s all for this post, and
see you next time!

Oh, don’t forget to drop some
comments kay ~ I would love to know your thoughts.